Foul throw: Leandro Grimi on the deck next to the piece of wood that hit him

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Argentinian giants River Plate face being banned from their own stadium after an opposition player celebrating a goal was felled by a chunk of wood thrown by a fan.

Godoy Cruz defender Leandro Grimi needed medical attention on the pitch after being hit square in the back by the sizeable piece of timber following their first goal in a 2-1 win over the Buenos Aires heavyweights River on Wednesday.

River have condemned the incident and said they were working with the authorities to find the person responsible and would ensure he or she is banned from the club.

"You can't punish 50,000 fans because of one idiot who causes damage. He evidently broke off a part of the stand because he didn't get in (to the stadium) with that (wood)," said club president Rodolfo D'Onofrio.

"We're searching for him on the cameras to identify him and apply the maximum sanction... to expel him. We don't want people like that coming into a football ground ever again."

Grimi said: "Unfortunately here in Argentina because of (the actions of) a few everyone has to pay. They were probably 10 (hooligans) and then all River's fans can't come to the ground (if River are handed a stadium ban)."